Recommendations for Implementing Effective Substance Abuse Education in Pharmacy Practice

Dole, Ernest J.; Tommasello, Anthony

doi:10.1080/08897070209511520

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“…(JFDA, 2017c). Since community pharmacists are the most acccessible health care professionals and the first defence line against abuse of prescription and non-prescription products (Dole & Tommasello, 2002), it is believed that the scheduling the drug and the consequent tightening of inspection on its sale in community pharmacies would limit this problem. Another point worth mentioning, We equally recognise howver that the restriction and scheduling of prescription drugs may limit acccess of genuine patients who need the drug for different ligitimate indications (e.g.…”

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Community pharmacists experience of pregabalin abuse and misuse: A quantitative study from Jordan

Al-Husseini

Farha

Hout

et al. 2018

Journal of Substance Use

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Community pharmacists experience of pregabalin abuse and misuse: A quantitative study from Jordan

Al-Husseini

Farha

Hout

et al. 2018

Journal of Substance Use

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“…Dissemination of information relating to the warning signs of drug abuse and sources of help for those affected by AOD should be continual goals of these agencies. In particular, educational points to highlight include such factors as the hazards of self-treatment with prescription drugs no matter how minor or infrequent; alcohol use, though modest, may still be an initiate of concomitant substance use by HPs; addiction education is a priority need for HP students and professionals and confidential treatment exists and works well for the majority of addicted HPs [ 46 ].…”

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Risk factors for alcohol and other drug use by healthcare professionals

Kenna

Lewis

2008

Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy

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Background: Given the increasingly stressful environment due to manpower shortages in the healthcare system in general, substance induced impairment among some healthcare professions is anticipated to grow. Though recent studies suggest that the prevalence of substance abuse is no higher in healthcare professionals (HPs) than the general population, given the responsibility to the public, any impairment could place the public at increased risk for errors. Few studies have ever reported predictors or risk factors for alcohol and other drug use (AOD) across a sample of HPs.

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“…Third, an education program that that targets patients at risk for drug misuse could help to prevent excessive spending. The results of previous studies indicate that drug use education programs can effectively assist patients [ 22 , 23 ]. These additional activities by the government could be helpful for reducing unconscious misuse [ 24 ].…”

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Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in exception region of separation for drug prescribing and dispensing program in South Korea

Yuk

Han

Kim

et al. 2015

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BackgroundIn the year 2000, the South Korean government introduced a program for separation of drug prescribing and dispensing. The goals of the program are to reduce misuse of drugs and to contain drug expenditures. The government also designated exception regions for the program to reduce the inconvenience for people who reside in areas with a shortage of health care resources. However, according to government reports, many adverse events related to drug misuse occurred in these exception regions after the program reforms were introduced. Therefore, it is worth investigating the factors that relate to drug consumption so that misuse in exception regions can be reduced.MethodsData from medical institutions, detailed drug supply data, and community health survey data were included in the analysis. Multilevel linear regression analysis using mixed models that included pharmacy—and regional-level variables were used to examine the associations regarding the percentages of drug types consumed (i.e., antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs, psychotropic drugs, adrenal cortical hormones, and antibiotics).ResultsThe data used in this analysis were from a total of 16,455 pharmacies. There were 1.9 % pharmacies from program exception regions and 98.1 % pharmacies from program application regions. Compared with the pharmacies in the program application regions, the exception region pharmacies had higher values for percent consumption of the antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs category, and of the adrenal cortical hormones category (antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs = β: 3.19, Standard Error (SE): 0.82, t: 3.88, p-value < 0.05; adrenal cortical hormones = β: 0.72, SE: 0.07, t: 9.92, p-value < 0.05).ConclusionOur results suggested that pharmacies in exception regions supplied more antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs, and more adrenal cortical hormones compared with the pharmacies where separation of drug prescribing and dispensing had been implemented. Health care professionals and health policy makers should consider management of health care expenditure by the category of drugs consumed, especially in program exception regions.

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Recommendations for Implementing Effective Substance Abuse Education in Pharmacy Practice

Cited by 19 publications

References 15 publications

Community pharmacists experience of pregabalin abuse and misuse: A quantitative study from Jordan

Community pharmacists experience of pregabalin abuse and misuse: A quantitative study from Jordan

Risk factors for alcohol and other drug use by healthcare professionals

Consumption of pharmaceutical drugs in exception region of separation for drug prescribing and dispensing program in South Korea

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